A Rare Cause of Death in a Woman: Iatrogenic Bladder Rupture in a Patient With an Indwelling Foley Catheter

The CDC estimates that 12–25% of all hospitalized patients receive a urinary catheter during their hospital stay. Foley catheter failure is uncommon and Foley catheter failure associated with iatrogenic urinary bladder rupture (IUBR) is extremely rare. Symptoms are often nonspecific and thus misdiag...

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Published inUrology case reports Vol. 6; pp. 30 - 32
Main Authors Paul, Anthea B. Mahesan, Simms, Lary, Paul, Abraham E., Mahesan, Andrew A., Ramzanali, Ammani
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Inc 01.05.2016
Elsevier
Subjects
Bladder
Foley
Iatrogenic
Rupture
Trauma and Reconstruction
Bladder
Foley
Iatrogenic
Rupture
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Summary:The CDC estimates that 12–25% of all hospitalized patients receive a urinary catheter during their hospital stay. Foley catheter failure is uncommon and Foley catheter failure associated with iatrogenic urinary bladder rupture (IUBR) is extremely rare. Symptoms are often nonspecific and thus misdiagnosis and delayed treatment is common. In this case report, we present a case of IUBR in a woman from Foley catheter failure, which ultimately led to her demise. This case adds to the literature the importance of suspicion for IUBR in patients with indwelling Foley catheters presenting with lower abdominal pain, hematuria, and decreased urine output.
ISSN:2214-4420
2214-4420
DOI:10.1016/j.eucr.2016.02.008